Spring 2018: How Do Connecticut Hospital’s Rank?

The Leapfrog Group released its hospital rankings focused on transparency, quality and safety in the U.S. healthcare system. The scores were based on how well each hospital kept its patients safe from infections, injuries, errors and accidents.

In the fall, Connecticut hospitals ranked 30 nationally. This ranking period we are down 16 spots to 46 nationally.

Hospitals that received an A grade:

• The William Backus Hospital, Norwich, CT
• Bristol Hospital, Bristol, CT

Hospitals that received a B grade:

• Middlesex Hospital, Middletown, CT (down from the Fall)
• Johnson Memorial Hospital, Stafford Springs, CT
• Milford Hospital, Milford, CT (up from the Fall)
• St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center, Hartford, CT (down from the Fall)
• University of Connecticut Health Center, John Dempsey Hospital, Farmington, CT (down from the Fall)
• Stamford Hospital, Stamford, CT (down from the Fall)

Hospitals that received a C grade:

• St. Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, CT
• Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
• MidState Medical Center, Meriden, CT
• The Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain, CT
• Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
• Yale-New Haven St. Raphael Campus, New Haven, CT
• Waterbury Hospital, Waterbury, CT
• Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT
• Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT
• St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT
• New Milford Hospital, New Milford, CT
• Lawrence Memorial Hospital, New London, CT
• Griffin Hospital, Derby, CT
• Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, CT (down from the Fall)
• Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Torrington, CT
• Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT (up from the Fall)